Nia Body + Life Education

My name is Dorit, I'm delighted to meet you here. I stumbled on Nia 16 years ago in Cape Town, South Africa while on holiday and my life and body changed forever. I had no intention of teaching Nia, just being a happy student. When I got back to London and discovered there were no classes, sheer desperation led me to take the training six months later and now here I am. Nia is a Mind Body Soul dance that is a pathway to self knowing through the wisdom of your body. I am the UK's resident Nia white belt Trainer and in February 2014 I was awarded Nia Trainer of the Year by the Nia Training Faculty. Nia is the ultimate personal development journey through the body. If you love your nia classes which really is just 5% of what nia is about, the whitebelt and other trainings will take you into the other 95% of what nia's body of work is about. This incredible journey into the body and the art of the felt-sense, transforms lives by shifting to a life lived in the body where all decisions and choices come through your body and physical sensation. Nia is empowering, graceful, playful and tender and the very very best in somatic education. I was invited to become a trainer after bringing Nia to London and building the Nia London community of teachers. Before finding the Nia Technique I worked as an Opera Singer for my local house CAPAB in Cape Town as well as small Opera companies such as British Youth Opera in the UK. I believe that this work transforms every life it touches, I would love it to touch yours.

Laurie Bass is an international Nia® teacher-trainer, yoga instructor, Gyrotonic® teacher and life coach. She holds BA degrees in Mathematics and Psychology from Pacific University, Oregon. Laurie honed entrepreneurial skills in the specialty coffee industry before discovering Nia® and pursuing her passion as mind/body educator in 2003. She believes that movement as medicine. Laurie masterfully blends somatic wisdom, leadership and coaching to create transformative movement experiences. She is committed to inspiring others on the path of self-discovery, self-healing and self-mastery.